Oscar's Sneak Peek!

Oscar Dill La Renta is a well-traveled two year old Corgi mix best known for his perfect first position (that's ballerina speak for his turned out toes)!

I actually met Oscar back in August at Citigate's Bark Park Grand Opening. I definitely noticed his cuteness and his ballet moves back then so when I got an email from his mom about doing a photo session, I was excited! And then when she said she'd like to try going to the beach for it, I was ecstatic! This was to be my first time shooting at the beach! Weeee!

We went bright and early because pups aren't allowed between 9 am and 5 pm but the light was beautiful and Oscar had so much fun playing in the sand and jumping through the water! Here are a few of my favorites from Sunday!

Posing for the camera:


Jumping for joy through the water:


Oscar says it's manly to turn out your toes!


And the whole family enjoying the gorgeous day at Neptune Beach. What a fabulous morning!

Catching Up...

I've been a busy bee lately and I have lots to share... but once again, there's not enough time to tell it all at once. So I'll keep you partly in antici...




...pation.

A few fun shots from my second photo session with Toby and Lola. They were kind enough to help me with my PBS piece and let me return to get some footage for 9 to 5. If you missed the video, this is it.


And the photos:






I also had a photo shoot recently with Molly the coon hound! It was her paw's birthday so her paw's un-furrie daughter decided to get a photo session for him! Get it? Paw? Pa? Yes... I'm a dork...
I loved chasing Molly around and playing with the bad cuz with her... she loved it! So much so that she taught me that I shouldn't tell people they are indestructible. Not that she really did anything major... she just ate one of his horns! : )






One of my favorites EVER!




This one was actually an accident... I had my macro on and got too close to Molly. But really, I love it! Look at that adorable nose!


Soon to come... shots of my first beach session... with Oscar! And photos of Chester, the newest addition of my own family!

I'm FAMOUS!!

Okay... maybe not quite butI did an interview with Stephen Jones who produces a show called 9 to 5 for our local PBS station. I got an email today and although the piece isn't up yet on the PBS site, it IS up on his YouTube page.

You can see it HERE!

I'm a big dork but he did a great job with it... and the animals are all adorable of course!!! : )

New cards!

I've had my business for about a year and a half now and I created doggie business cards and kitty business cards at the begining. I recently ran out of the dog cards but realized I had lots of cat cards. For some reason more people seem to want pictures of their pooches! If you have a kitty, don't forget to give them some love too!!

Anyway, I decided to create new cards that could be for ALL the animals. Besides, I've shot dogs, cats, bunnies, horses... and I'm willing to tackle taking photos of ANY pet! I looooove my new cards and must show them off to you!

This is the front. I admit, that's Max's nose. : )


And the back with a variety of pets!


Yay for new cards! Soon I plan to do some updating of the website too... so keep an eye out for the changes!

Paradise for Pets...

A couple weekends ago I had the honor of shooting for Pet Paradise! It was a beautiful Saturday and they had over 80 dogs there that day! Here are a few of my favorite shots of the pups...




I would love to know the people who own all the pups on the left... what a fun group! A newfie, a lab, and a beagle!




This lab cracked me up! I threw one tennis ball... and off he went to get it. Then I threw another tennis ball... and off he went again but with the first ball still "protected" from the other pups in his mouth. I thought for sure the first ball would be left behind when he got to the second but nope. He came back with both! Then I threw that yellow squeaky toy and he ran after it... once again with the other balls still in his mouth. He came back with ALL three!! I know you can only see two here... but that's because the third was jammed way in the back. Thank goodness he didn't choke! : )










All the pups were insanely cute and soooo much fun! Pet Paradise does a great job with them... their kennels are indoor/outdoor and they all get playtime throughout the day. And pool time in the awesome bone shaped pool if they want it!!

They also take kitties... photos of a few of them to come soon! As well as a sneak peek of my session with a fabulous coon hound named Molly!!

GoD and DoG

Things have been busy lately and I'll soon have more photos to share...
In the meantime, my mom sent me this via email and I thought some of you would like it as well.
It's a song/animated video so make sure you are able to hear it!

Dogwood Park

I joined a few of my friends on an afternoon outing to Dogwood Park yesterday. It had finally warmed up a bit here despite being super windy. Of course I had to take the new 10-22mm lens out to see what I could get!

The very first shot of the day was Indie who has recently found a super mommy! Indie was abused in her former home but once she warms up to you a bit, she is such a sweetie!


Indie loves pinecones. I attempted to pick it up and throw it for her a couple times... I don't know how she was carrying it around - it was sharp!


On the left is Lucky, Jr. He's Professor's godson... you may remember when he was just a pup. Not anymore!
And on the right is a doggie I don't know... but she was so cute! This was the first time I saw her put that bumper down so I threw it for her (after I got the shot first of course) and ended up with mud splattered all over my face. Never go to the dogpark and expect to leave clean! : )


I kept seeing Bruiser the bulldog throughout the afternoon. Here is he chillin' on a chair with his ball!


As we were leaving I made some new friends! On the left is the schnauzer puppy I wanted to grab up and run away with (and my feet). She was soooo cute! She's on the right too with her mom and dad in the background. They have 17 doggies at home... and she's a pet photographer too!


And I leave you with three of the 17 siblings (only four were at the park yesterday)... they are walkin' like they should be in a movie! This shot totally reminds me of a scene from Reservoir Dogs... and a similar scene in Swingers too!